Fender for rockers



- (No Model.)

v 0. A. GALBRAITH. FENDER FOR ROCKERS.

No. 556,411. I PatentedMaI 17,1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT I EEIcE.

OORA ATLANTA GALBRAITl-l, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

FENDER FOR ROCKERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 556,411, dated March17, 1896.

Application filed August 10, 1895. $erial No. 558,900. (No model.)

T0 on whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CoRA ATLANTA GAL- BRAITH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State ofColorado, have invented a new and useful Fender for Rockers, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fenders for the rockers ofchairs, cradles, and other articles of furniture employing rockers; andit has for its object the provision of a suitable hood or protector tobe fitted upon the end of the rocker to form a covering and fender, andthereby prevent the abrasion of the base-board of rooms as well asarticles of furniture, &c., with which rockers are likely to come incontact When in use.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents aperspective of a rocking-chair,showing my protector in position. Fig. 2 is a perspective of the fenderdetached. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the fender, taken throughthe clamp. Fig. 4c is a longitudinal section of the fender.

Referring to the drawings, in which like numerals of reference indicatecorresponding parts, the numeral 1 designates a hood or protector of thesame general shape as the end of a rocker, and having the closed end 2reinforced or thickened to add to its life, as well as enhance itscushioning properties, and adapted to be fitted over and clamped to theend of a rocker. This fender or hood may be of any desired length, itbeing necessary to cover so much of the rocker end as is likely to comein contact with the adjacent furniture or walls of the room, and may bemade of any suitable material, preference being given to rubber onaccount of its durability and elasticity as well as its adaptability tothe variations in the sizes and shapes of rockers.

The hood is secured in position by means of an adjustable metallic clampl, which embraces the inner open end of the hood. This clamp is made oftwo parts, each part being approximately in the form of a right angle toconform to the shape of the hood, having their meeting ends 5overlapping each other, and provided with slots 6, by means of which theclamp is easily adjusted to different-sized rockers. Brads or screws 3pass through the slots at the meeting ends of the Clamp-sections, andsimilar brads or screws 7 pass through the slots at the sides of thesections, both sets of screws or brads passing into the hood or fenderandholding the clamp-sections in their adjustment. Additional securingmeans may be employed, if desired, by the use of screws or brads passingthrough the bottom of the hood at 8.

It will be readily seen from the foregoing that I provide a simple andefficient fender for rockers, which in no way detracts from theappearance of the article to which it is attached, and which can readilybe adjusted in position and easily removed when worn out. By making theclamp separate from the hood it will only be necessary to provide a newhood should it wear out or be injured, as the same clamp can be utilizedindefinitely.

The clamp does not interfere with the working of the rocker, and has noprojecting points which are liable to strike surrounding objects.

The clamp may be japanned or nickleplated to enhance the appearance of vthe rocker.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. A fender for rockers, consisting of a hood of elastic material of thesame general shape as the end of the rocker, and having its outer endclosed and also adapted to fit over and inclose the extremity of therocker, in combination with a separate and independent clamp partiallysurrounding the inner end of the hood and confining the same between itand the rocker, the said clamp being composed of sections adjustablerelatively to each other, whereby the size of the clamp may be varied,as and for the purpose specified.

2. A fender for the end of a rocker, consisting of a hood of elasticmaterial of the same general shape as the end of a rocker and having itsouter end closed, in combination with a clamp embracing the inner openend of the hood, said clamp being made in two parts, each approximatelyof the shape of a In testimony that I claim the foregoing as right angleand provided With slots at their my own I have hereto Mixed my signaturein meeting ends, and slots in their vertical porthe presence of twoWitnesses.

tions, and screws 01* brads for securing the CORA ATLANTA GALBRAITII. 5same in position, passing through said slots \Vitnesses:

to adjust the clamp, substantially as de' WILLIAM CHAS. MCNICHOL,

scribed. C. T. HARRISON.

